Rift Valley fever is an emerging viral disease that is threatening public health and has already had a substantial economic impact. Two publications in PNAS and Scientific Reports have revealed that in Madagascar, cattle trading is the main trigger factor for epidemics, and that between two outbreaks, the virus persists in some parts of the island. This research, by researchers from CIRAD, the Institut Pasteur in Madagascar and the University of Oxford, with their partners from the veterinary and public health services in Madagascar, the OIE, the FAO and the WHO, should serve to pinpoint the most vulnerable populations and improve human and animal surveillance networks.
via CIRAD - Actualités / News http://ift.tt/2k84G64
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